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Attitude Clothing have some good gear. That's where i got my Demonia boots for Glam Rock band. https://www.attitudeclothing.co.uk/ I also buy from ebay but you need to type in a specific search to narrow it down or you get 10k- 12k to look thru. For our Glam band i'd punch in Shiny metallic jeans or sequined jackets and go from there. Just punch in a search for stage wear or stage gear UK and see what comes up. Dave

Do you have any mates that might have a god quality one you could try. ? No idea your budget but is it possible to sell the Warwick and buy a good quality 5 stringer and maybe a cheaper Squier 4 string as well. I think its the Squier VM series that are the better ones. All 2nd hand basses. If you have people selling a 5 er near you why not go round and try before you buy. You don't need to buy and you can always make up an excuse not to buy it. I have a 5 string Dingwall that i bought from Bass Direct. I drove down from Glasgow area to try some 5 ers out before buying. My point being that sometimes you just need to bite the bullet and travel to the better shops to try before buying. Once you've tried certain basses you can then scout about for 2nd hand ones on BC. Always good buys on here for 4 and 5 string basses and most guys would probably let you try it before buying. Hope you manage to come to a decision and find whats best for you. All the best Dave

There are a lot of guys doing that style on 5 and 6 string basses so i'm guessing its just down to keeping at it with the bass that suits and with the correct spacing that you need. Why not try a few in your local bass store to see how you get on with them. ? I haven't mastered that double thumb technique but there's no need for me to use it in the styles of music i play in. I do use my thumb for finger picking styles but not quite the double thumb trick. Maybe i need to give that a try as its always a new challenge to conquer 👍 Being a mainly 4 string player I would suggest in your circumstances you stick with a 5 stringer and it will eventually give you what you need from a bass. The low B and once used to it a bass that covers everything you need. Dave

That fact has probably saved her life.

Mine is one of the early ones an 89 NT so maybe they've changed the spec. Just had a quick check and the 4 strings are 18-19mm but their standard 5 and 6 strings are 16.5mm altho they do a wide neck at 20mm Wasn't aware of that so every day a schol day. I've only ever played their 4 string basses. Dave

Excellent advice. Gonna give thesea a try as i recognised some of the issues you described. Thanks for sharing Dave

I'm surprised your Warwick doesn't do what you want. My Thumb bass has 18mm spacing an i was under the impression that was standard across their range. I have 4, 5 and 6 string basses but i nearly always go for my 4 string basses because i'm happier with them. I use the others when i'm asked to go lower depending on the band or studio requirements. Does your Warwick not have adjustable saddle spacing to widen the string gap. ? I first picked up an ESP 6 string when i decided to expand from 4 and found the string spacing was 16mm and i kept hitting the wrong strings with my right plucking hand. I moved from that to an Overwater which has 18mm. Nearly all of my basses have 18mm spacing. I know what you mean by being too narrow tho. I would say that if you currently have a 5 string then that's maybe what you should stick with. The more you use that as your sole instrument the better you'll get with it. There are many good quality 5 string basses out there and not knowing your budget its difficult to advise what basses to try. No idea about the headphones other than i use Sennheisers that i've had for several years now and can't remember the model. Dave

Would think a P bass into the Terror head and a decent cab would be spot on even for the "modern" blues. At the end of the day the bass players with the bands you mentioned will more than likely be using Ampeg 810 with an old school valve head more than likely Ampeg again. From what i could see on Youtube John Mayers and Kenny Wayne Shephard are using Fender basses into Ampeg altho its not clear what amp head is in use but def Ampeg. Think as long as its a smooth well rounded deep sound it will be just fine. I would use nickels rather than flats but that's just personal taste and i don't really know how flats sound on a bass these days unless its a fretless. Think you might be over-thinking this. Last year i was doing a similar project and used my PJ bass into either my GK1001RBii, Markbass or Ampeg SVT4 Pro and they all sounded great. No real fav between them. All slightly different but all sounded good. Dave

I've played with rock drummers that made it look as if they were hardly using any effort but the noise or the sound produced was far more aggressive than those that just hit hard. I've come to the conclusion drumming is all about the technique.

I love the idea of that but drummers old school altho he's not overly loud but doesn't like electronic kits. We rehearse at volumes we can communicate over so its not too bad with my current band. If anything we need to turn up at times to get a better tone from the cabs we use in the studio (Ampeg 810's)

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Yep Magnum sounds was where we used to hang out as teenagers. Great shop and used to be able to borrow gear if playing somewhere special. Always good advice and never got the feeling i was being ripped off. I bought so much expensive and cheap gear from there.

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Didn't think you had any relatives still with us Dave

If its a small rehearsal room you want a volume that you can talk over (maybe talking loudly) but not to the point you need earplugs in. The lower you can get your volume within reason keeping in mind the drummer has a minimum level on a standard kit the tighter your sound will be at rehearsals. You don't need excessive volumes to be good and especially at rehearsals. At a gig let the PA do the work for you and keep your stage sound low enough to be heard over the drums on stage. Dave

That's a nice collection. Impressive. Dave

Any covers band or wedding / function band is in effect a Tribute act to various musicians or bands they like. To knock Tribute bands for focusing on one bands songs i just dont get. I'll enjoy any band whether its covers, originals or even Jazz provided they play it well. Its the musicianship i enjoy and if the songs are from bands i like then even better. Dave

That is nice. Dave

Oddly enough i've taken to using my PJ bass turned all the way to P settings and really quite enjoying the sound from it. Maybe i should just buy a Precision and be done with all this mucking around

That's the one i remember looking at before i went full Overwater fretless. Dave

You would lose the fretless in the middle as you near the frets at the body end. The 17th or 18th fret would be the problem as it will act on the fretless part if that makes sense. Could you drop the fretboard height from the 17th or 18th fret so that fret from there are same height as the fretless part of the neck ? Just a thought ? There are basses out there with fretted up to maybe the 12th fret and fretless from there on but haven't seen many about recently. Dave

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I'm guessing you have a string sponsor as well to look after your needs in there. Dave

I was an Engineering Manager for a Gas / Chemical company but bass has always just been a hobby for me. I currently have the 10basses i listed earlier but most were either special birthdays (50th) or Xmas pressies from my wife and i wouldn't get rid of those particulat ones. My PJ i bought for a specific band i was in but its a nice all rounder and a keeper. I am not a pro or even class myself as an amatuer altho i do gig every 4-6 weeks or will do once my current Glam Rock band is ready. I'm not a fanatic to gig every week because its mainly a hobby to play bass. Maybe if i was a pro bass i would be writing my own book showing off my collection Dave

Just buy a 2 bass stand and it won't take up much more room than a single. Job done and you'll have 2 lovely basses to stare at when telly is crap. Dave